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Author:

Kilby, Rick, author.

Title:

Florida's healing waters : gilded age mineral springs, seaside resorts, & health spas / Rick Kilby.

Publisher:

University Press of Florida,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

ix, 227 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Subject:

Florida.
1800-1999
History.
Pictorial works.
Health resorts--Florida--History--19th century.
Health resorts--Florida--History--20th century.
Mineral waters--History--Florida--History--19th century.
Mineral waters--History--Florida--History--20th century.
Health resorts--Florida--History--19th century--Pictorial works.
Health resorts--Florida--History--20th century--Pictorial works.
Mineral waters--History--Florida--History--19th century--Pictorial works.
Mineral waters--History--Florida--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 9. The Future of Florida's Healing Waters. Connections to Ancient Sacred Tradition -- 2. Promoting Paradise -- Natural Features Give Rise to Medical Tourism -- 3. Restoratiye Springs Near The St. Johns -- Healing Waters along Florida's Heritage River -- 4. The Healing Spas of North Florida -- Health Resorts from the Big Bend to the Suwannee Valley -- 5. Mineral Springs Near the Gulf -- Spring-Based Spas near America's Sea -- 6. Drinking Florida Mineral Water -- Liquid Cure-Alls from the Aquifer -- 7. Sea Bathing in Florida -- Discovering the Healing Power of Salt Water -- 8. The Cold-Water Cure in the Sunshine State -- Hydropathy in Florida -- 9. Population Booms and Algae Blooms -- The Future of Florida's Healing Waters.

ISBN:

0813066530
9780813066530

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1147294739

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)